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Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] drivers/misc: sysgenid: add system generation id driv
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Pavel Machek |
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Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] drivers/misc: sysgenid: add system generation id driver |
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Wed, 27 Jan 2021 23:15:05 +0100 |
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Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) |
Hi!
> - Solution
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> The System Generation ID is a simple concept meant to alleviate the
> issue by providing a monotonically increasing u32 counter that changes
> each time the VM or container is restored from a snapshot.
I'd make it u64.
But as people explained, this has race problems that may be impossible
to solve?
Best regards,
Pavel
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